Dressed for school, returned in a shroud: Israeli forces kill Palestinian girl in class

Dressed for school, returned in a shroud: Israeli forces kill Palestinian girl in class Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Fri, 04/10/2026 - 12:57 The nine-year-old was solving a maths problem in a Gaza classroom when Israeli fire struck, leaving her answers unfinished and pages bloodstained Ritaj Abdulrahman Rihan, nine, was killed by Israeli forces while in a classroom in Gaza City on 9 April 2026 (MEE/Hani Abu Rezeq) Off Ritaj Abdulrahman Rihan was practising the subtraction of four-digit numbers during a maths lesson in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. Her teacher had given the pupils an exercise and asked them to solve it. Ritaj wrote down the questions, but the space left for her answers remained blank - stained instead with her blood.